“They did some strength tests on my arm and I am going to throw a bullpen [Tuesday] and I feel fine,’’ said Severino, who is the Yankees’ Game 6 starter if the ALCS goes that far.

Not liking what he saw when watching Severino shake his arm on the mound in Game 2, Joe Girardi didn’t send his ace out for the fifth inning even though Severino said he felt 100-percent healthy and didn’t want to leave the game.

Monday, Girardi didn’t second guess his decision.

“Talking to everyone they weren’t crazy, I mean he was throwing pretty good, but again with the amount of innings he has thrown there was some concern,’’ Girardi said. “I would have had regrets if I had left him in and he had gotten hurt.’’

After logging 151 ¹/₃ innings for the Yankees and two minor league clubs in 2016, Severino worked 193 ¹/₃ innings in the regular season this year and 11 ¹/₃ more in the postseason.

“It was more of a precaution and I had to make a tough call because, believe me, I didn’t want to take him out,’’ Girardi said of Severino, who gave up a run and two hits in four innings but didn’t register a strikeout. “He was just underneath [the ball] a little bit. You wonder, is the guy tired? Is there something wrong? We feel that he is OK.’’

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Severino was adamant in Houston that he wanted to stay in the game. Girardi said two days later the pitcher understands the decision a little more.

“I asked him if he still hated me and he said, ‘No,’ ” Girardi said.

Girardi spent Sunday with his family and celebrated his 53rd birthday a day late. Since he has said the family will vote on whether they want him to return to the Yankees or walk away after 10 years as the manager, Girardi was asked if the topic came up.

“No, all they did was remind me I was a year older,’’ said Girardi, whose four-year contract for $16 million expires at the end of the month.

The Yankees sent infielder Tyler Wade to Tampa last week to work out at the minor league complex, in case he was needed if there was an injury during the ALCS. Monday they sent outfielder Clint Frazier to Tampa for the same reason. Frazier was with the Yankees in Houston.

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Girardi would like to see the rules altered so fielders can’t block second and third base if the catcher isn’t allowed to block the plate.

Asked about Cubs catcher Willson Contreras getting called for not allowing the Dodgers’ Charlie Culberson a lane to get to home plate in Game 1 of the NLCS, Girardi said there was a way to get the infielders from blocking bases if MLB won’t change the rule.

“I get more bothered by the catcher is not allowed to block the plate and he has gear on, but second and third baseman block the base and that shouldn’t be allowed either,’’ the former catcher said. “If I was a baserunner and I knew someone was going to block the bag I am going up with my spikes. You want to block it, you are going to pay for it. It’s a different world we live in, but I think that is something that needs to be addressed, too.’’